It left him three seconds to the good of the best-placed rider after the summer qualifying series, Tina Deuerer (RV Eppelheim) on DSP Emrado D, a Brandenburg grey stallion (0/64.71). Third was Thomas Grimm (RV Schutterwald) and his 12-year-old gelding Upsasa who took 65.24 seconds when going clear.
Previously on the opening day of the 40th International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS Horse Show in the Prize of iWEST GmbH & Co. KG, the clear favourite Jana Lang (RSC Nonnhof) claimed the Dressage Intermediaire I. Riding Baron, an experienced 20-year-old gelding bred in the Netherlands, she scored 71.553 points – she was also victorious in the qualifying shows in Karlsfeld, Winterlingen, Donzdorf, Gut Ising and Waghäusel-Wiesental. Just behind in second was Nicole Casper (RV Gestüt Birkhof) and the eight-year-old gelding Sir Copperfield (71.447).
Only 33-hundreth of a second separated the top two spots in the final style jumping for juniors from the state of Baden-Württemberg in the NÜRNBERGER Burg Cup. In the saddle on his mare Stute Cira (0/34.24), Erik Kölz (PSV Burkhardshof), the top placed rider after the qualifying classes, narrowly beat Zoe Weingerl (RC Schoren-Engen) and her mare Kannuma (0/34.57).
